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323252380961SKA Cup 2018http://www.scotlandkorfball.co.uk/wordpress/ska-cup-2018/
Sun, 18 Nov 2018 18:11:10 +0000http://www.scotlandkorfball.co.uk/wordpress/?p=1898On Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th November the first round of the 2018 SKA Cup took place. Pool A competed on the Saturday, and Pool B on the Sunday. The competition offers a fantastic opportunity for clubs to compete for … Continued

]]>On Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th November the first round of the 2018 SKA Cup took place. Pool A competed on the Saturday, and Pool B on the Sunday. The competition offers a fantastic opportunity for clubs to compete for an additional trophy, enter teams with different players from across the club and is a real celebration of korfball participation in Scotland. The SKA were delighted that every club from the Scottish Korfball League entered at least 1 team, and we were also joined by Newcastle University.

The first round sees teams compete in a round robin, with the 1st and 2nd place on each day competing in the gold medal and bronze medal matches respectively at the SKA Cup Finals Day in February. Last year these matches were fought between Edinburgh Mavericks (gold) and Glasgow (silver), and Edinburgh Mavericks (bronze) and Edinburgh City (4th place).

This year Pool A took place in Glasgow on Saturday 10th November, with Edinburgh Mavericks 1 and Glasgow A taking 1st and 2nd place to see them through to the finals. The final placings for Pool A were:

Pool B took place in Edinburgh on Sunday 11th November, with Edinburgh Mavericks A also clinching the top spot, and second place going to Senior Citizens (from Edinburgh City). Final placings for Pool B were:

Thanks to all teams who took part across the weekend, it was great to see players competing from across both of the Leagues and beyond. Thanks also to the SKA organisers for running the competition, as well as carrying out refereeing assessments and offering coaching development opportunities – through pairing up experienced coaches with developing coaches for the weekend. A great weekend for the development of korfball in Scotland.

The SKA Cup Finals will take place in Dundee on Saturday 9th February 2019. As well as the finals themselves, the day will include the SKA All Star match, full details TBC.

]]>In October 2018 the Scotland National Korfball Team competed at the European Korfball Championships 2018.

Results:

Scotland 12 – 11 Wales

Scotland 13 – 13 Hungary (Hungary win 14-13 on Golden Goal)

Scotland 24 – 18 Serbia

Scotland 13 – 15 Ireland

Scotland 22 – 21 Serbia

Scotland 14 – 15 France

It’s been a rollercoaster of emotions watching our team compete on the European stage. Although the final 14th placing might not reflect the team’s aspirations, they have put in some great performances and worn the national colours with pride. Congratulations to the whole squad. In addition, the final placing means the squad have automatically qualified for the European Korfball Championships in 2020.

Our thanks must go to everyone who has supported the team in the build up to, and throughout, the tournament.

Special mention must also go to the fans that travelled out The Netherlands.

]]>1893Statement on National Team Head Coachhttp://www.scotlandkorfball.co.uk/wordpress/statement-national-team-head-coach/
Tue, 23 Oct 2018 20:15:42 +0000http://www.scotlandkorfball.co.uk/wordpress/?p=1887The SKA can confirm that Johan Oosterling has stepped down as Head Coach of the Scotland National Team. We would like to take the opportunity to extend our sincere thanks to Johan for his efforts and commitment to the National … Continued

]]>The SKA can confirm that Johan Oosterling has stepped down as Head Coach of the Scotland National Team. We would like to take the opportunity to extend our sincere thanks to Johan for his efforts and commitment to the National Team over the last three years, from a successful qualification campaign for this year’s European Korfball Championships in The Netherlands, at which the team secured qualification for the next European Championships in 2020. Johan has brought fresh and exciting ideas to Scottish Korfball, both at a national level and to clubs via coaching clinics, helped increase the status of Scottish Korfball, and he leaves the national squad in a great position to move towards the 2020 Championships.

Further information regarding the appointment of a new Head Coach will be released in due course.

]]>1887New Season Kicks Offhttp://www.scotlandkorfball.co.uk/wordpress/new-season-kicks-off/
Fri, 14 Sep 2018 12:36:42 +0000http://www.scotlandkorfball.co.uk/wordpress/?p=1881This weekend marks the start of the new season for the Scottish Korfball League, with the first matches in SKL 1 taking place on Sunday 16th September between Edinburgh Mavericks 2, Glasgow 1 and Dundee 1. We have 2 leagues … Continued

]]>This weekend marks the start of the new season for the Scottish Korfball League, with the first matches in SKL 1 taking place on Sunday 16th September between Edinburgh Mavericks 2, Glasgow 1 and Dundee 1.

The SKA extends our best wishes to all clubs for a great season, and look forward to sharing the progress of clubs as the season progresses, including new third teams for Edinburgh City and Dundee, and the re-welcoming of Strathclyde University Korfball Club after a year developing with Glasgow Korfball Club. It has been great to see the time and effort put into pre-season this year, with many clubs working together with coaching efforts, sharing ideas and also playing friendlies to get fitness up to match level and the korfball brains working once again!

Edinburgh City and Glasgow Korfball Clubs during a pre-season friendly.

]]>1881A Look Ahead to #EKC2018http://www.scotlandkorfball.co.uk/wordpress/look-ahead-ekc2018/
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 19:52:51 +0000http://www.scotlandkorfball.co.uk/wordpress/?p=1872In a month’s time the Scotland National Squad will be jetting off to The Netherlands to compete in the European Korfball Championships. This is an exciting opportunity for Scottish Korfball, with the chance to qualify for the World Championships on … Continued

]]>In a month’s time the Scotland National Squad will be jetting off to The Netherlands to compete in the European Korfball Championships. This is an exciting opportunity for Scottish Korfball, with the chance to qualify for the World Championships on offer. Final preparations are underway both on court and off, and the squad are working hard to drum up support as well as continue to push one another in the final training sessions to come. In addition, the players are leading a fundraising campaign towards attending the Championships, with a Crowdfunder page and Fundraising Event in Edinburgh on Saturday 29th September, at which the entire squad will be in attendance. The squad are also supporting Marie Curie, with 25% of all proceeds being donated to the charity. Please do support these events if you can.

We caught up with Captain Kyle Crombie and Vice-Captain Nicol Harrow to hear more about the preparations and the squad’s fundraising efforts.

Reflecting on the last 4 years of preparations for the Championships, Kyle said, “With a month to go until our first match against Wales the squad is stepping up preparations with extra fitness sessions and some competitive friendlies around the corner, it will give us a good idea of what we need to sharpen up on over the last few weeks.

Everyone understands how important this competition is and also what it means to represent Scotland. I just wanted to say a special thank you to everyone who has been involved in the training squad, you have pushed us all to be better and made the last 4 years so enjoyable. We’ll give everything we have to make you proud in Holland.”

Nicol adds, “I am extremely proud of all the hard work the squad has put in over the last 3 years. The squad has developed massively with everyone pushing each other to the next level. It is a huge honour to represent Scotland and we can’t wait to play our first game against Wales! As the team is completely self-funded we would be very grateful for any support towards our European Championship campaign.”

And a final word from the Captain, “The constant support we receive from our friends and families plays a big part in being able to train so much over the last four years. A huge thank must go to those people for their constant support and for helping us to raise some funds towards the European Championships. We would be so grateful for any further support that we can get. Thank you also to the SKA for providing the team with some new playing tops to help intimidate our opponents.”

The new playing shirts are seen below, as modelled by Angus Davidson and Jen Merritt. We look forward to seeing the shirt in action in October!

]]>1872Squad Announcement for European Championships 2018http://www.scotlandkorfball.co.uk/wordpress/squad-announcement-european-championships-2018/
Wed, 08 Aug 2018 19:31:59 +0000http://www.scotlandkorfball.co.uk/wordpress/?p=1789Head coach, Johan Oosterling, has selected his Scotland squad for the IKF European Korfball Championship 2018. The players have been through an extensive training campaign including trips to Holland to prepare. In addition to the announcement of the European squad, … Continued

]]>Head coach, Johan Oosterling, has selected his Scotland squad for the IKF European Korfball Championship 2018. The players have been through an extensive training campaign including trips to Holland to prepare.

In addition to the announcement of the European squad, we are also proud to announce that Bas Harland is continuing to support in the role of Assistant Coach.

The IKF European Korfball Championship takes place in Holland from the 13th October 2018. A full match schedule and pools are available on the IKF Website.

On behalf of everyone in Scottish Korfball, we wish the squad the best of luck in their upcoming games and thank all those involved in assisting the squad for their continued effort and dedication, without whom none of this would be achievable.